Some iPhone Models Mysteriously Shutting Off at Night There appears to be a curious phenomenon that is causing some iPhone models to turn off temporarily at night, which can interrupt alarms and other ‌iPhone‌ features. In a thread on Reddit, a user complains that two separate ‌iPhone‌ alarms in his home failed to go off. Several other users also chimed in with similar issues, and it turns out tha…

Apple-Backed Right to Repair Bill Signed Into Law in California California this week officially adopted new right to repair legislation, with California Governor Gavin Newsom this week signing SB 244 into law. The Right to Repair law requires companies to provide customers with the tools to diagnose and repair consumer electronics and appliances. Apple in August sent a letter urging California to adopt the …

T-Mobile Automatically Upgrading Users to More Expensive Plans, But There’s an Opt-Out Option T-Mobile will be forcing customers on older smartphone plans to move to newer, more expensive plans, according to information that has been shared on Reddit. The migration will be automatic, but customers can contact support to ask to opt out of the migration. Those who had the prior Magenta and One plans will be upgraded to Go5G, while those o…

MacBook Pro With OLED Display Likely Still at Least Three Years Away Apple’s first MacBook Pro models with OLED displays are still at least three years away from launching, according to information shared today by Ross Young, CEO of research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants. On a display-related webinar with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Woo Jin Ho, Young said it will take a few years for Apple’s supply chain pa…

Camera Comparison: iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Pixel 8 Pro Both Apple and Google came out with new high-end flagship smartphones this autumn, debuting the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Pixel 8 Pro, respectively. As with any expensive smartphone, the cameras in both produce amazing images, but there are some notable differences that can be seen in our comparison video and article. Subscribe to the MacRumors …

The 30 Best Apple Deals From Amazon’s October Prime Day Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event is coming to a close later today, so we’re quickly recapping all of the best Apple-related deals that are still live right now. Shipping on some may be slightly delayed, but all of the products listed below remain at some of the lowest prices we’ve ever seen. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of…

Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 17.1 to Developers Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 17.1 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the launch of the second tvOS 17.1 beta. Registered developers can download the tvOS 17.1 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required. tvOS upd…

Apple Shares 1.5-Hour ‘Study With Me’ Guided Session Apple today shared a new “Study With Me” Mac-focused video on its YouTube channel, providing a 1.5-hour guided study session for Apple device users. Hosted by Storm Reid, Euphoria actress and University of Southern California student, the video uses the Pomodoro technique for three 25-minute study sessions with three five minute breaks.90-minu…

Apple Reportedly Planning to Bring OLED to iPad Mini and iPad Air Apple plans to bring OLED displays to the iPad mini and iPad Air, according to a post on the Korean social media site Naver from a user with a track record for posting Apple rumors. The post cites supply chain sources and claims that Apple has now begun negotiations with Chinese suppliers, as well as Samsung and LG, related to OLED displays for…

Google Pays Apple $18B to $20B a Year to Be Default iOS Search Engine It’s widely known that Apple and Google have a considerable monetary agreement that ensures Google’s position as the default search engine on Apple’s iOS devices, but neither company reveals the amounts involved. In 2021, financial advisor Bernstein suggested Google was paying Apple as much as $10 billion a year to maintain the status quo. Howev…

Apple Bringing Online Store to Chile on October 16 Apple has announced that it plans to open an online store in Chile on Monday, October 16, providing customers located in the country with a way to purchase iPhones, Macs, iPads, and more directly from Apple. As in other countries, Apple’s Chilean online store will offer a full range of Apple products and accessories, with shopping assistance fr…

Qualcomm to Take on Apple Silicon Chips With Snapdragon X Series for PCs Qualcomm today outlined its plans for its next-generation chips designed for PCs. The Snapdragon X series is set to come out in 2024, and Qualcomm claims that it will mark an “inflection point for the PC industry” thanks to the “next-level performance” brought by the new chips. Snapdragon X chips will use the Qualcomm Oryon CPU, which is built …

iPhone Continues to Be Most Popular Smartphone Among Teens, Apple Watch Ownership Growing Apple’s iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data shared today by investment firm Piper Sandler in its biannual teen survey. 87 percent of teens surveyed own an ‌iPhone‌, while 88 percent expect the ‌iPhone‌ to be their next phone. Teen ‌iPhone‌ ownership numbers have not shifted since last year, but over…

(Sponsor) Kolide My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week. AI is a hot topic in lots of businesses, but most companies still haven’t come up with policies to manage AI usage—and employees are potentially handing over all sorts of sensitive data to tools that may or may not be trustworthy.…

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This Week in Apple: Nothing can stay gold (Member Post) We’ve got the hot news about search engines (I hear great things about that AltaVista), the woes of watch ownership, and we’ll catch up on all the -gates this side of Bill.… This story is for Six Colors members only. Become a member to get access to exclusive stories, podcasts, and community..

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Glenn Fleishman dives into Check In ↦ At TidBITS, Glenn Fleishman takes a deep dive into one of iOS 17’s best (and most carefully implemented) features, Check In. It’s a feature that could lead to enormous improvements in security for lots of people, so long as they know it exists and how to use it: Life can be dangerous but, for most people, most of the time, only in sporadic, u…

(Podcast) Upgrade 480: Never Do a Deal with the Preference Daemon Jason contacted technical support. …